In the Matter of the Petition of Alton Cannon for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF ALTON CANNON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS § § No. 331, 2022 § § Submitted: October 26, 2022 Decided: November 9, 2022 Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and TRAYNOR, Justices. ORDER After careful consideration of the notice to show cause and the appellant’s response, it appears to the Court that: (1) On September 13, 2022, the appellant, Alton Cannon, filed in this Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to be removed from the Delaware Sex Offender Registry. The Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Cannon to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed for this Court’s lack of original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. Cannon has filed a response to the notice to show cause but does not address the jurisdictional issue raised in the notice. (2) It is well-settled that this Court has no original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus.1 Accordingly, Cannon’s petition manifestly fails on its face to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Court, and it must be dismissed. 1 In re Cantrell, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996); 10 Del. C. § 6901. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, under Supreme Court Rule 29(b), that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ James T. Vaughn, Jr. Justice 2
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